I enjoy creating artwork in Poser, Photoshop CC, Vue, and DAZ Studio. I also have a passion for photography, and have been actively shooting for many years. I've been using Poser since Version 8, and am also learning my way around DAZ Studio. I've been using Adobe Photoshop since version 4. I also use Vue 10. I frequently use my photos as backgrounds, and composite my 3D figures into them.
I have been creating my web comic / graphic novel "The Girls From T.N.A." since fall of 2009, and have been a member of Renderosity since August 2009. I've made a lot of wonderful friends here, and have been inspired every time I visit!
I will soon have a more complete biography, as I am updating everything. In the meantime, have a look around my gallery!
Thanks!
Rod
Comments (34)
calico_jester
You do such a great job in pulling Renderosity artists together, with personal support and leading by example. I have also made a few efforts, by posts to Face Book of a few images and pointers to my favorite artists here..
Creating interest in this site and enjoying works from a variety of artists has been a fun hobby, for about fifteen years now, and I still find note worthy examples, like this creation, to share with others. Thx for the efforts:)
anahata.c
The first time through (in Dec), I was concentrating so much on your rooms, your angles, and your always expert way of presenting these women, that I didn't think as much about the impact of the end of the installment---namely, the mystery of those archives. (Ancient archives with secrets of history that could "change the course of history" is the kind of thing I love to write about! It's a great end to this segment, peaking the curiosity of everyone.)
Your frames in the DC office are terrific. You get so much movement, so many different angles, it makes the office seem huge and very varied. You know what dance teachers teach dancers: Always keep moving. They don't mean milling around, but always feel alive, have your limbs ready and filled with motion---ie, don't just 'stand' there. You do that in so many ways in your work. Every placement and angle is alive. And you get counterpoint in the way you situate your women---some behind the desk, some standing like dancers in front; then some sitting, some standing, some in profile, some more 3/4 facing us; even a frame (no. 3) where 3 of the 6 women have their backs to us, and a 4th is visible only from the side. This creates a lot of visual drama and variety, and I love how you do it.
As for the women, I know I say this a lot, but you have a way with them that bespeaks someone who's done tons of studio work with models. Your sense of clothing is 1st rate, you bring out their figures and stances and energy and sexiness with total class. You get real variety even in the shoes. (These women have to have big budgets to dress like this!) And you set the emotional scene, weaving the newcomers into the group, with a natural 'ending' in frame 3. And I love peeking for all the background detail too. Always packed with stuff. I'll say it again, re your women: I never looked this good, at any age! These women are models! I wonder if they don't look this put-together when they jump out of bed in the morning. Consummate job as always. Then...
we switch to the bunker. Lots of darkness and dramatic light, and your angles are cinematic. The last frame is really cinematic---love the ceiling swooping back to the background, and the spooky lighting; and the angles of the trucks as counterpoint. Sweet job with the guy taking stuff out of the left-most truck. And the general feeling of a bunker---it's just that, a bunker. And then the caveats about the archives, their mystery, their hidden power (and the warnings about it): You got me wondering all over the place when this went up. I know you put up 2 more installments after this, but I'm responding from this 'fresh'. You have two stories here, both handled with aplomb and finesse. And I wanna get my hands on those documents...btw, I agree with calico, above, on what he wrote about you. 100%.
Rod I got started late after the new year holiday (I got drunk, and you don't wanna see me drunk: I fall asleep like a rock, and wake up 2 weeks later: I'm a s__tty drunk!) I have to leave now. But I'll be back later today to do more---ie, this'll be a 2 part session. I'm not finished! Hope your new year holiday was fine, and hope you were able to get out a little---you mentioned you'd been depressed from staying in, in the cold of the midwestern winter. (You had a lot of logistic work too. Sounds like a lot of computer and electronic work. That can take a toll too.) I wish you and Jo and everyone else in your life a wonderful, creative and love-filled 2019! More to come, probably this evening...
rajib
Getting very exciting Rod ! 2 new recruits, the team continues to grow. Wow, that is a lot of ancient documents to shift through. Kayla may have to do many all nighters. Amazing details in the scenes and I must say your scenes are getting complicated and yet they are beautifully crafted. They speak volumes. Fabulous work Rod !
adorety
Serious team building and data mining.